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Daily Current Affairs: 18 August 2026

Current affairs of 18 August 2026: UNCCD COP17: India’s Guide to Grasslands and Open Ecosystems; Meghalaya Eri silk Centre of Excellence in Ri-Bhoi; Jal Jeevan Mission: Seven-Year Har Ghar Jal Progress and Facts, and 16 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 19 topics

National Affairs

  1. CCRAS-NIIMH and SEMIRI MoU: Digitising Medical Manuscripts

Government Schemes

  1. Jal Jeevan Mission: Seven-Year Har Ghar Jal Progress and Facts
  2. West Bengal Rolls Out Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY on 16 August 2026
  3. ECMS: 22 More Electronics Component Projects Approved

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Draft on NBFC Revolving Credit: FIDC Concerns Explained
  2. IndusInd Bank Fined ₹59.20 Lakh by RBI

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Meghalaya Eri silk Centre of Excellence in Ri-Bhoi
  2. RSVC-AMRIT Platform: NABARD and OPSA Boost Rural Innovation
  3. Sapt Dhara of Shakti: Farm and Rural Roadmap Pledge at Pusa

Science & Technology

  1. Cyber Kushti 2026: NIELIT Cybersecurity and AI Hackathon
  2. SpaceX double Falcon 9 launch record: 38.5 minutes apart

Environment & Ecology

  1. UNCCD COP17: India’s Guide to Grasslands and Open Ecosystems

Defence & Security

  1. Exercise MAITREE-XV: India-Thailand Army Drill
  2. ₹1,577 Crore Loiter Munition Contracts for Army: TASL, NIBE
  3. Divyastra Mk3: India’s First Jet-Powered Loitering Munition
  4. MIDHANI Wins GE Aerospace S400 Lab Approval, a First

Reports & Indexes

  1. NITI Aayog Professional Services Report: Four-Pronged Plan

Awards & Persons

  1. Esports World Cup Chess 2026: Carlsen Retains the Title
  2. Sculptor Chandrashekhar Y. Shilpi Dies at 75: Honours and Style

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

Reports & Indexes

Economy

17. NITI Aayog Professional Services Report: Four-Pronged Plan

  • NITI Aayog issued its third Services Thematic report, on rules governing professional services.
  • Close to a quarter of India's overall services exports comes from professional services.
  • The report proposes a four-pronged strategy for the sector.
  • Barriers include nationality or residency rules, licensing, qualification norms and recognition of foreign qualifications.
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